Blue-printing machine.



E. T. COPE.

BLUE PRINTINGv MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1914.

Patented Apr.6,1915.

3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

INVENTOR I S .7. a#

THE NDRRls PETERS Co., FHOTOLITHO.. WASHINGIUN. D4 C.

E. T. COPE. BLUE PRINTING MACHINE. APPLICATION man "M29, m4.

w. R m/LV m@ Z im dB mm M m THE NORRIS PETERS Cc.. PHGTUL'THQ. WASHINGTUN. D. c

i ecru, orffs .1,134,58957., 'f 'which the followingrry is aV i y yexact description, reference accompanying drawings',y forming j part ofi ing machines y of! that fclass `Vwhich employ,v

4zen ofthe United States, in theV county.- of

'vation on th lineIV-IV; lamp feeding ymechanisrn,;

elevation of thesame; vand-diligs,i5 and are detail? views4 taken'k fat substantially right-V angles toeach otherY and showing thef'lamp' 4 pcauage.. .A Y n r LEM, curo, nssienon" f ySpecivilization of `Letter ro man Buckeye COMPANY,"

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Y TO all whom it mdylconcewt: f

4Beit known that I, EDGEKT. Cornia citi;-

this specification,inwhich Figure l'flis a side elevation of'afblue print-p` ingk machine embodying nay/invention; Fig,4

2 isr top plan -view` 'of thejfe'eding mecha-v nismfor thelamp; Fig.k 3 is. a verticalsec-` tion ofthe same', Fig. 1 4 :Lis uai sectional. eleof.. F ig. 3, of .the

L `vMy invention-has relation `.to l,lolue'printprovided Vwith curtransparent cylinders Y tains' whichA are moved: around the i cylinder Y tohold'the drawings land sensitized paper place. f'

'The present inventionis an improvementy upon the,y machine described and claime'dinV v myPat'ent `No. 7 84,47 3 'of'March" 7, 1905.,` The present improvementsrelate-morepar-a ticularlyto the carrying andfeeding mechanismfor the electric lamp.

'apart by the tothe end portions ofthe rollerszand having-` Y lamp 'In the draw1ngs,the numeral 2 designates the transparent glass cylinder; "3 and/l the y 'upper and lower rring'sofl the supporting-. f whichy are spaced frame for saidv cylinder,

posts"5'and''6.a` v

yf7 designates support'ng n frame, and B ,are movable-`rollers to which the curtains 16 are attached. f. j

11 and` 12 are they wirey calolesy connected:

counterweightsl at'i'thei-r'glower ends; Y

' lThe parts asthus far describedk aresubwsta'ntrially the same 1 as vparts of the y'machine shown. in Inyprior cylinder and will remain patent above referred to 'and reference may behad to said patent for more Vcorrnpletede-v scription thereof.

inder, the rollers may'loe moved around the tion to cover the tracingsorf-drawingsand sensitized paper and Vholdthern against the c residing at Salem,-

Columbiana and State of` Ohio, have invented Vav new and useful Imi` 'provenient 1in.' Blue-Brinting Machines, yof

full, clear, and;r being. *hadto` thev lamp Y y16, which :is-,attachedat its lower end 'to a n verticallygmovablei,carriage, mounted' Afor j .travelionthe .vertical railifl'k?.` ,Thisrail 175A y ,Figi 4@ is. an end 1 lamp-feeding u p `scrihed.;fPvotally attachedpto the sleeve 22 which atftheir lower endsf are the 1tothedgdogs 28. These i at291to the lower bracketA l arranged togri-pf 975( seen ,that they spring "23'. tends to force-the; Q

' are links 27,

dogs are'pivoted '19 'of the carriage and are the .fcorrespondingjg With the weight` and yrope connectionsand the frictionfon thev cyl-py ink adjusted posi-, Ktonfs f cyindf- Each' @teaser Sueaeniegml 'about Oneihalff of the',Complete Cyl-y to cover inder, and theweights hold the curtains and L.

even pressure, all asin myjsaid patent.

lamp

whichgis; arranged; to? be lowered and raised" into and outY iof the cylinder.

' Vcontactwithgthecylinder with an f j The numeral; ltdesrignates the" electric y ,1s suspendedlatl from a curved arrn 1 c is attached tothe framerings 3 'and t and is,y

1 'shown asgbeing 'of 'Tf-shape in cross-section.

' The whole constructionliof fthe Vcarriage is illustrated yin. Figs. `5v and' 6. It comprises porting farm` 16,V

.of the carriage and thencegup and y upper portion of the b'racketf..

` the upperand lowerbr'acketsor castings: 18' and v19,1#carryingrollersQOfand' 21whichi.' Y .gembraceandtravel on 1lthe`.xflangesvof the. ,l

V22 is` a fsleevefwhi'ch iis arranged"tolslid'err i pulley 25b'on' Ythetop!frame Vrin,'g3,; to thek connected "to imechanism-, hereinafter 5de# e ,Y Y

sleeve 22 ldownwardly"and that the devices described? forma "safetyStop to preventf the y A become detached.` y Referringnow to Figs.' v2, 3,

from falling 1n rkcase 'the cord. or cable loof n 4. and?, Y numeral 4"30, designates :a closed casing within. whichjis journaled ya horizontal shaft 31, f

:having anroperating crank ,32, at itsouter end.' Thisy shaftcarriesiadrum 33to, which the lower endof the cord or cable'25 isconj nected.,r The shaft 3l isforined rintwo, sec r f as shown .in Fig. 3, the ydrum `33) being fastto one Lsection and connected "tothef y other sectionfthroughthe mediumof alpawl-r 1h10,

Y and-ratchet device 34. Y:Secured to the" inner l wheel 36. These two vtary pump which is mounted withinV the subv casing 37` within thecasing 30.' This subcasing has a suitable opening at itslower end communicating withI the lowerv portion Copies of vthis patent te obtained f`o1 five cents eacnfby of the easing 30, andV at itsaupperlportion has a discharge opening 38, whichv is controlled by the needle valve'39.` The needle valve extends upwardly throughthe top of f.

the casing v30 and carriesy a `turning-pointer 40, which may Vinto the bottom ofthe v easing suiicient p .pump gears 35.1and 36.V These .gea-rs! raise a portion4 ofthe liquid upto vthe opening 38, Vand theV settingfof the needle valve determines theamountof liquidiwhich canpassV the4 valveV and consequently the Aspeed of `descent, of i the lamp.

to` the .innerishalt section', gears willlnot be rotated. Y A.The inventionprovides averyY simple and effective. regnlatoronthe ,1 lamp.Y It also Vprovides a safety oatch fofsimple and novel form-.whiohwill prevent thelamp from fall;-

ing in case itscord shouldbe'come broken'or detached. n VIlclaim:

1. In. ablue Iprinting machine, the combi-1 nationwith al blueqprinting cylinder, of a` `pass within :the cylinder, a lamp, a movable A carriage v lamp adapted .to support for Vthe carrying the support, and means for con rolling the motion of thercarriage.

Y Q. ln a vbluepfprinting machine,` the-combi;

nation withfa blue printing cylinder, "of a lamp arranged to be; lowered into andmaised Y outof said cylinder, a" support 'forthe lamp,

a carriage to Vwhich the support is secured, a-

verticalrailon which the carriagegtravels,

carriage.v

3; In a blueV nation with a lampA larranged ,to

Washington, D; ck.

move eitherto Athe right or y the left to allow liquid'tovpas's back down* 3Q. .'llhe'casing 30'ispartiallyv` filled withoil or otherV suitable liquid; i The 'weight of the'lampis-` to revolve the drum 33 and f the in'gfdrum 'for thercord or; cable,

-After the lamp hasA made this descent, it `can be raised byvtheop# eration of thecrankBZv-fln this operation,

`Vthe druml 33 V.willrotate freely. with respect so that thepump a Y cord orV cable,"aliquidpump connectedto` the combilue printing cylinder, of a be lowered into and raised Y i Lieiee out ofesaid cylinder, 'a support forlthe a carriage tol which the supportis connected',

a ,verticalfrail on'whioh the Carriagetravels,l

and a safety catch ldevice on the `carriage 'nation with a blue printing cylinder, of a rail, said carriage member carrying cordengagmg the nation, with a blue]printingxcylinder, of a printingjmachine, the combi-.

verticalrail'attached to the cylinder, a lamp"V Carriage mounted for-vertical travel on said.f K' i having a Aspring-pressed a pulley,'ja (lamp-feeding pulley,A andarsafety device Connected Vtosaid springpressedmem-' ber and` arranged .to engage said rail upon. f

lamp arranged for vertical `movement with-` i in lthe cylinder,"`

orcalble connected .to I.said earriage, a lwindand a govj a vertically movable carjriage having a supportforthe lamp, a cord ernor for controlling the V'rotation yof `said drum infonedire'ction. I`

6.' .In ablueprintingmachine, the comhif nation :with blue*` printingcylinder, of ra lampsuppforting carriage'mQYable vertically Y within fthe: cylinder, a condor cable connected to, said carriage, a :winding I drumV for the the shaft of the *winding drumfand-,means for regulatingthe action2 of the pump'A to Y thereby Control the unwinding action ofthefil drum. ci

7.111 abili@ 'pntnggmafhina ni omis-g` g; i, y

amp adapted to move within the cylinder,

nation `with-a blueprinting cylinder, ofQa a supportfor'the lamp?sefcu'redlfon,avertie` Y cally movable;oarriage ,a cordjor cable conf the. cord: or. cable, a `rotary I pump consisting releasing clutch connecting "he pumpwith the-said, winding drum.,V a

In testimony whereof, {Ifhavefherennto set Tuy-hand,Y Y ,A l and means for regnlatingithemotion ofthe 1 Witnesses i i .JOHN WNAMAnER, Y

addressing theV '0o mlnissorie` of atents,

the pump, andY a i .i 10o 

